Company Use of RSS

Motorola uses Really Simple Syndication (RSS) to help enhance their intranet, by allowing RSS feeds to combine internal and external web sources. Motorola wants to replace e-mail newsletters with another sort of online tools, like a blog, or RSS feed. The company promotes sharing of information and asking questions through internal services. During a study done on Motorola it was discover that several employees leave work with at least 30 unread emails each day and that employees are open to new technology as long as training is available to help them better understand. Also employees revealed that they would be able to manage the online communication if fellow colleagues learned simple etiquette rules. RSS feeds can only be successful if the employees clearly understand the principle and rules. First Motorola began by getting the support of their managers.  Next Motorola provided training in different ways like classroom training and online short videos with quick tips. After the training employees that use RSS feeds are able to merge news in one place, which in turn condenses what could have been multiple emails over one topic. The RSS feeds will never completely take the place of emails, however RSS feeds can be a useful tool to those who understand how to use them. 

Article: How Motorola Uses Social Media to Help Manage Information Overload

Google Reader

Using Google Reader is quite easy once you realize what you are doing. Google Reader allows you to put news feeds from all of your favorite websites in one place, which is very convenient and efficient if you are in a hurry. You can customize your subscriptions to fit what news you want to receive and cut out all news that you normally avoid; it is like a personal news site that will keep your interest.  Also Google Reader is iPhone capable, I easily accessed it through the Internet on my phone and it has a mobile view, which is very appealing for people constantly on the go. However when using Google Reader I did notice that it is not the most eye appealing, it is just plain black and white with hints of orange, which to me personally is very boring. Another downside to Google Reader is the fact that you can’t subscribe to all websites, some websites do not offer a RSS, for those websites your have to visit them separately.  Overall Google Reader is a very effective and efficient way to receive your own personal news feed.

Xtranormal on Wikispaces

http://www.xtranormal.com/watch/14198254/wikispaces

Wiki

Over the past several years technology has increased in the workplace allowing employees to be able to share their work more easily. Employees often work with other coworkers and have to share information relevant to their assigned tasks, wikis is a great source to help multiple people share information and be able to all edit the information in a practical manner. Wiki is an online tool that helps groups of people collaborate in one place; wikis allow people to share attachments and links also.
Several companies are bringing wikis into the workplace to share information with not only the employees but also the clients, some of the companies that are amongst these are Pixar, Carbon Five, and Red Ant. Other companies use wikis for collaboration within the companies for internal discussions, blogs and RSS feeds; companies that use wikis this way include: Disney, Motorola, Yahoo, New York Times, and DrKW. Many technology companies like IBM, SAP, and Sony Ericsson use wikis to share development idea networks, which is quite convenient. More and more companies are using technology in the workplace and they will continue to grow in the online world with sites like wikis that are easy to navigate and practical for working with groups.


The article used as a reference for this blog:
Using Wikis for Collaboration and Enhancing Organizational Knowledge

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Myself and my brother Chance in Estes Park, CO during Christmas Break.

Introduction

Hi, I'm Savannah. I am twenty years old, born July 9th, 1992. I currently go to SFA and look forward to going to optometry school after I graduate May 2014. I am the middle child in my family, I have an older sister, Constance, who is twenty-four and a younger brother, Chance, who is fifteen years old. My favorite website would probably be Facebook because I enjoy looking at what my friends that went to other universities are up to. My second favorite website would probably be Yahoo because it has interesting news stories and that's where I get my email. My third favorite website would probably be Pinterest, I love getting ideas from other people on how to braid my hair, what to wear, and see funny little quotes. I tend to spend a lot of time on the computer for school and personal reasons. I get my news and weather updates from the internet, it is really easy and a lot faster than watching the East Texas news, which is not all that great. That's just a little information about me and my internet usage.